Glutamine supplements may help tiniest babies

Chiropractic EconomicsNovember 27, 2007

Very low-birth-weight infants given supplements of the amino acid glutamine have a reduced likelihood of developing eczema during the first year of life, researchers report. However, glutamine-enriched feeds don’t seem to do anything to prevent wheezing or infectious diseases, according to the report in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.